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News of the Day ... in Perspective

1/23/2005

Most states cutting Medicaid

Last year, 21 states enacted measures to control runaway Medicaid costs, and this year 14 more states are expected to follow.

Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida announced a proposal he calls “empowered care,” which would allot money to 2.1 Medicaid recipients to purchase their own coverage from managed-care and other medical networks. This would be the first state plan to put a cap on state spending beyond which all Medicaid spending would cease.

Gov. George Pataki has urged $1.1 billion in state Medicaid cuts in New York.